[Cover photo credit to Jack McKain]

Flamingosis is the creative project of Aaron Velasquez, a New Jersey-raised and Brooklyn-based artist and Producer who fuses Soul, Funk, Jazz, Hip-Hop, and Electronic. He has released the second single, “Nebula Gazer” from Better Will Come, his new studio album due out later this spring. The song is accompanied by an animated visualizer by Space Dawg.

Aaron Velasquez says:

Nebula – A giant cloud of dust and gas in space. They are often star-forming regions. And in these regions, the formations of gas and dust clump together to form denser regions, which attract further matter and eventually become dense enough to form stars. Most nebulae are of vast size. Some are hundreds of light-years in diameter. A nebula that is visible to the human eye from Earth would appear larger, but no brighter, from close by. What am I trying to get at here? A nebula is BIG AS HELL.

So much so, that it can make us feel SMALL AS HELL when we gaze up at that shit. So when presented with this information, you can go about it two different ways. You can say ‘Damn, I feel insignificant in the grand scheme of things, what’s the point in even trying.’ Or you can say ‘Damn, I feel insignificant in the grand scheme of things. Which gives me a weird sense of confidence to work towards being a better version of myself and make the most of my time here on earth.’ Personally, I’d choose the latter when going about life.

Better Will Come, Flamingosis’ sixth studio album, will arrive on May 10th, 2024 on his own label Kahuna Style. In support, Velasquez will hit the road with a band for the very first time.

The Better Will Come Tour kicks off May 17 with a run of West Coast dates including stops in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento, Portland and Seattle, among others.

Joining Flamingosis who can be found DJing and playing saxophone, will be The Bodega Groove Collective.

The Better Will Come Tour – Flamingosis and The Bodega Groove Collective all-star band on tour:

Fri 5/17 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge

Sat 5/18 – Boise, ID – Shrine Social Club (aka Shrine Ballroom)

Sun 5/19 – Spokane, WA – District Bar

Tue 5/21 – Seattle, WA – Neumos

Wed 5/22 – Vancouver, BC – Fortune Sound Club

Thu 5/23 – Portland, OR – The Get Down

Fri 5/24 – Bend, OR – Volcanic Theater Pub

Sun 5/26 – Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s

Wed 5/29 – Santa Barbara, CA – SOhO Music Hall

Thu 5/30 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent

Sat 6/1 – Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room

Sun 6/2 – San Diego, CA – Quartyard

Tue 6/4 – Phoenix, AZ – Thundercat Lounge

Wed 6/5 – Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf